Elizaveta Madina Sabina Mezhidova

Elizaveta works with glass mosaic. Her sculptures are constructed from carefully cut pieces of colored glass, with each element chosen for its hue, angle, and reflection of light. She is interested in the moment when a hard, cold material begins to glow from within and come to life. Every small fragment—its color, angle, and cut—matters to the final image. Her practice is rooted in manual, almost craft-based work. Through repetition and meticulous attention to the material, a meditative state emerges. For her, mosaic is a way of gathering light from fragments, a search for wholeness in a place where everything initially appears broken or separated.

Madina and Sabina paint with acrylics using a pointillist technique, constructing scenes of children and their pets through rhythmic sequences of small dots. In addition, they also create highly unique works in plasticine, likewise executed in a pointillist manner. These pieces are built from thousands of tiny spheres, each one individually rolled and placed by hand. As in their paintings, the image emerges through patience, repetition, and attention to detail. The tactile quality of the material adds an extra layer to their work: the dots are not only visible, but physically present an...

2026 exhibition Keizergracht Church, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2025 The Female Gaze, Galerie Mokum Amsterdam, Netherlands

2025 exhibition Liberal Center Vrijburg Amsterdam, Netherlands

2024 exhibition Oranje Kerk Amsterdam, Netherlands

2019 exhibition Keizergracht Church, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2018 exhibition Liberal Center Vrijburg, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2016 exhibition Liberal Center Vrijburg, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2014 exhibition Liberal Center Vrijburg, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2013 collective exhibition Creative Studio Anna Volkova, Amsterdam, Netherlands